🌱 Will new FEMA flood maps change your risk in Chester?

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• Will new FEMA flood maps change your risk in Chester?

Also on today's calendar: Impact100 Garden State to host Meet & Mingle info sessions in Morristown and Mendham and 2 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 29 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Mainly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 43, low: 20.
• Thursday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 43 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Learn More About Flood Maps For Morris County, NJ (tapinto.net) — FEMA is hosting an in-person open house on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at Chester Library so residents can review new Morris County flood maps and ask questions about insurance and preparedness. Another session runs January 8 in Morristown, and you can drop in anytime during either event’s hours.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chester

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 16

• Impact100 Garden State to host Meet & Mingle info sessions in Morristown and Mendham
  Windswept Boutique, 4 E Main St, Mendham
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Chester Menorah Lighting and Celebration!
  Municipal Field, 155 Main St, Chester
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Redwoods Grill and Bar
  Redwoods Grill & Bar , 459 Main St , Chester
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• The Trevor B. Power Band Annual Christmas Party
  Bernie's Hillside Lounge , 125 Hillside Rd , Chester
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• A Christmas Carol dinner show!
  PH Steakhouse , 111 Main St , Chester
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Rox In Stitches
  Roxbury Public Library - Talmage Quiet Room
  10:00 am
• Free ESL Conversation Class
  Roxbury Public Library - Large Type Corner
  10:30 am
• Let's Speak Spanish
  Roxbury Public Library - Large Type Corner
  12:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys Freshmen vs. Montville High School (Away)
  Montville High School
  4:00 pm
• Kid's Cooking Class
  Roxbury Public Library - Large Meeting Room
  4:00 pm
• Teen Cooking Class
  Roxbury Public Library - Large Meeting Room
  5:30 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV vs. Montville High School (Away)
  Montville High School
  5:30 pm
• Basketball: Girls JV vs. Morristown High School (Home)
  West Morris Mendham High School Gymnasium -- Main West Morris Mendham High School Gymnasium -- Main
  5:30 pm
• Basketball: Boys Varsity vs. Montville High School (Away)
  Montville High School
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Valley Bank posted a job opening for Market Manager in Chester. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Roxbury

• Roxbury High School Choir Serenades Rotary Club, is Showered with Cash (tapinto.net)
• After Adoption Collapses, Two Rescue Dogs Face Return to High-Kill Shelter (tapinto.net)

Randolph

• Randolph Girls Swim Team Hopes to Repeat History  in 2025-26 With The Return of Key Scorers From Last Season (tapinto.net)
• Law Enforcement Announces Arrest for Carjacking and Kidnapping Incident in Randolph (tapinto.net)
• Randolph attorney charged in $500K fraud tied to Sparta real estate deal (spartaindependent.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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